Innerworld@lemmy.world to Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoNASA's quiet X-59 supersonic jet hit 0.98 Mach during a recent test flight, marking a major milestone in the race to bring supersonic travel back over populated areaswww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkNASA's quiet X-59 supersonic jet hit 0.98 Mach during a recent test flight, marking a major milestone in the race to bring supersonic travel back over populated areaswww.youtube.comInnerworld@lemmy.world to Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squareSkunk@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 days agoIt tries to lessen the supersonic boom so that, unlike Concorde, you can fly Mach 1+ over populated areas. For civil aviation use, or most likely for a multi billionaire private jet rather than an airliner.
minus-squareStrider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoIn that context, there are reasons the Concorde is no longer flying…
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoThe Internet also made Concorde redundant. We’re never going to travel faster than TCP packets on a zoom call. Rich assholes who want a vacation with less travel time are gonna love these though.
minus-squareDicska@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoEspecially because the noise inside might still be pretty bad.
It tries to lessen the supersonic boom so that, unlike Concorde, you can fly Mach 1+ over populated areas.
For civil aviation use, or most likely for a multi billionaire private jet rather than an airliner.
In that context, there are reasons the Concorde is no longer flying…
The Internet also made Concorde redundant. We’re never going to travel faster than TCP packets on a zoom call.
Rich assholes who want a vacation with less travel time are gonna love these though.
Especially because the noise inside might still be pretty bad.